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THE ENTERPRISE. ENTERPRISE CO., PUBLISHEKS AND PROPRIETORS. TERMS, SI .OO Per Year, in Advance. Advertising Rates on Application. THE DEVOTED TO VICINITY INTERESTS AND THE GATHEB1N& OF LOCAL NEWS. VOL. VII. JNO. 7 36. ALTAMONT, ff. Y M SATUBDAY, MAKCH 21, 1891. WHOLE ^TO. 348. THE ENTERPEISE JOB DEPARTMENT Is supplied with facilities for doing First-Class Work. LEGAL PRINTING. Special rates given on mortgage forolosures, notice to creditors and other legal printing. Be Sure K you have made up your mind to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be induced to tak» any other. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a peculiar medicine, possessing, by virtue of its peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation, curative power superior to any other article. A Boston lady who knew what she wanted, and whoso example is worthy imitation, tells her experience below: ] To Get \ In one store where I went to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla the clerk tried to induce mo buy their own instead of Hood's; hetoldmethelr's would last longer; that I might take it on ten days' trial; that if I did not like it I need not pay anything, etc. But he could not prevail fa me to/fchange. I told lira I knew what Hood's Sarsaparilla was. I had taken it, was satisfied with it, and did not want any other. Hood's When I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla I was feeling real miserable, suffering a great deal with dyspepsia, and so weak that at times I could hardly stand. I looked, and had for some time, like a person in con- sumption. Hood's Sarsaparilla did me so much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it.\ MRS. EIXA A. GOFF, ci Terrace Street, Boston. Sarsaparilla Soldby all druggists. SI; sixforg5. Prepared only aj C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass- 100 Doses One Dollar j E ast side in New York City is the most densely populated district ia tiie world, China not excepted. The Sultan of Turkey lives in con- stant dread of assassination. He never leaves the grounds of bis palace except to go once a week to a neighboring mosque. Once a year he pays a visit to Stamboul, but his route is never known in ad- vance. A shipment of fifty-two natives of East Africa arrived at Hamburg, Ger- many, the other day, and will enter the service of the Woermann Line of steam- ships as firemen. This is announced as the first experiment in utilizing a semi- savage people in this kind of labor. DRUGGIST, Hakes a Specialty of Trusses, Abdominal Supporters and Shoulder Braces. 39 Washington Ave., Albany, - - - W. Y. ZDZEZKTTIS TET I TV hen in want of any thins in th« Una of Dentistry call on QUAKER STREET. On Saturdays of each -week he will be at Gallupvffle, H. Y. JOHN D. WHITE, Attorney and Counselor at Law AND NOTARY PUBLIC. All legal business promptly attended to. Charges moderate. Office and residence, MAIN ST., ALTAMONT, N. Y. J. R. B0YNT0N, PKACTICAL Umbrella I Parasol Manufacturer, ALTAMONT, N. Y. latches, Clocks, Jewelry and Umbrellas Repaired at Short Notice. $5.60, S5.S0, $5.59. DR. B. F. CARMICHAEL DENTIST, 201 Union Street, Schenestady, IT. Y. A fall set of Gum Teeth on Imported Rub- ber for Five Dollars and Fifty Cento. A plate mads front this rubber is so strong that any one could stand on it Teeth made in threa hours to accommo- date people living at a distance. We pay particular atten'ion ia making teeth to have them gir« the natural ex- pression. $5.50, $5.50, $5.50. ALBANY CITY SAYINGS INSTITUTION. Established 1850. Banking House, 47 State Street. 2>epoaits Securely Invested According to tbo Lava of the State. Money loaned on bond and mortgage and on securities allowed by law. Interest at FOUR PER CENT, paid on de- posits not exceeding THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS, commencing THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH. 4*PER CENT. INTEREST A2f3> JUIfST IMltST. Deposits may be made by mail in post- office orders, bank checks, or cash in regis- tered letters, or by express, and bank: books will be returned by mail to such depositor! in registered packages. OFFICERS. P. M. MURPHY President GEORGE I. AMSDELL, ) v - _., HORACE B. BELL, f Viee-Presidenta EDWARD J. RALLIES Treasurer TRUSTEES. P. M. MURPHY, RODNEY VOSE, SZLDEN B. MARVIN, GrEO. H. TflACHBB, GEO. T. AMSDEIX. E. I)E L. PALMEB, FBANCIS H. WOODS, ALBERT HESSBEBG, ISBAS H.ZS5, HORACE S. BELT., JOHN E. WALKER, J. I t JSATTERMAN, JAMES W. COX, JH., J. H. BROOKS, EDWAKD J. CXALHEN. One can appreciate the perfection at- tained by the modern, science of Wall 3treet rumor-mongering, soliloquizes the New York Commercial Advertiser, -when he learns that the leading railroad manipulator of \Wall street was shadowed I on bis recent Southern trip by a spy in the pay of the \bear\ combination, whose duty it was to telegraph, his employers any unfavorable news about the health, of the tourist. The Indinn Territory is not, protests the San Francisco Chronicle, as often supposed, chiefly inhabited by red men. The total population of the Territory is about 158,000, and of this number 107,- 000 are whites. It is only a question of time when a demand for a State Govern- ment will arise, and there will be trouble, for all the laud in the Territory is hold by the Indians, who are not citizens of the United States, although they hold the realty. The complication promises to be a pretty one. LOVS'S PARTING* He stood before her, and his eyea Aj summer stars shone bright and fair; The twilight deepened in the skies And leaflet stir was in the air> Within his own her pretty hand Lay, soft and sweet as summer rose} Her pensive brow, by zephyrs farmed, Flushed crimson as the evening's close-. fie stooped like some gay cavalier And kissed the lips of blushing red; He saw within Mr eyes the tear That told of merry hours now deacL \My love, you may not weep tot md, Though darkness lingers where I stray- Be brave and true; my love for thea Will fling a lightness o'er tU They stood tfll darkness Creeping down Veiled all the land in soniber gloom j Bis hand caressed her tresses browH) Sis lips upon her soft cheek's bloom. Then, as the moon danced o'er\ the hill, And starlight nickered on the stream, And one lone chirp awoke the stiil The holy calm of their young dream. He stole another parting kiss And sadly passed, nor dared look back; He knew that partings oft like this Left tears and sorrow in their track. The leaflet rustled at his feet, And one sweet voice came singing low— •'0 heaven, be kind; until we meet, Guard my true love, where'er he go.\ —T. F. Rowland, One of the queerest problems with which a municipal government ever had to struggle, thinks the Chicago News, is j now confronting the city officials of Lon- don. According to the authentic re- ports that metropolis is responsible for the death of 5000 persons run over by horses and teams during the last year. As the traffic in the London streets is constantly growing there seems to be no show of an abatement of this mortality and the \Mayor and the corporation\ are scratching their heads desperately to discover some way out of the difficulty- ! The lake marine is undergoing great changes, notes the Boston Transcript. Sailing vessels are fast giving place to steamers, and the new steamers are larger than their predecessors and are steel. In 1886 the net tonnage on the great lakes was 634,652; in 1S90 it was 826,360 tons, while the valuation of vessels rose from §30,597,450 to §58,- 128,500. Whereas in 1886 there were but 21 propellers on the lakes of over 1500 tons, in 1S90 the census expert found 110. There were 6 steel vessels afloat on the lakes in 1806, now there are 68, valued at $11,964,000. Of the lake marine 1153 Were steam vessels, and 902 used sail power alone, or were employed as barges. JOHN RYALL, Justice of the Peace. Particular attention given to the drawing of Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, Bills of Sale, etc. Blanks constantly on hand. Terms rea- sonable. Office and post-office address, *UTim5WJ?T?QTTfT IT? TO \V JAMES R. MAIN, ATTORNEY IKD COUNSELOR AT LAI NOTARY PUBLIC. Also Insures Buildings, Farm Property and Live Stock against Loss by Fire and Light- ning. Office and P. O. Address, GUILDERLAND, IT. Y. PILLS. DO NOT GRIPE, SICKEN OR CONSTIPATE. SURE CURE FOB SICK HEADACHE, and all troah'es arising from Indigestion or Constipation. Improves the Complexion by Purifying the Blood. The dose can be nicely adjusted to su.t th'jcase, a3 one pill can never be too lar^e a (:ose. Easy to take as so much sugar. 4 2 pills pat up i n a strong vial which can be carried in vest pockst. A Creat Conven- ience to TrmTttors and KnsineiK Men. None Genuine with, out \Creseeat\ Trade Hark. Sold Ereryirfaere, 25c. a bottle* Sample DOEO and Sream Book for £e. In stamps. DR. HARTER'S IRON TONIC. 1 PURIFIES Ihc BI.OOD; RERUI.ATES (he UVEIil so6 KIDNEYS and RESTORES the BEBILITATED • to HEALTH and VIGORODS STRENGTH otYoirmf Tlj| DB. BARTER MEDICINE CO. ST. 10U1S, MO, FRAZER AXLE GREASE BEST IJT 1191: WORLD. XtswB&rizigriu&litiesaxe unsurpassed, actually outlasting two boxes of aivy other brand. Not effected by haat, g»~GET THE GEKBINE. FOB SALE BYDEALERSGEKERAIXY. lyv r m3cnns of Body «nd Kind, Effecta ~\ or Excesses in Old or Young. Restored^ KowJ6_eliIar¥e aai] bk»l,JM MrHfikw' , „„, ikwMtlr uhllfsx HOU TRSiMiJiT-Bencat! I: BfatMUij few (0 State* aadFarelgaCoiuitrle*. Write UieB. B<aeriptl» B«*k, *i»laaatlw and pn»r< aiallrd Csealed) free. Mbtw ERIa MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO, N. ¥, HOW I SAID \YES.\ Br AMELIA E. BABE. My godfathers and my godmothers in my baptism called me \Olive andthey lived to be heartily ashamed of themselves for it, for never was their a child with a more mistaken name. A belligerent state was my normal condition. I do not re- member my nurses, but I have grace enough to pity them. The mildest of my teaehers considered me \unruly and you can ask Geoffrey what he thought of me a year ago* Now it is different. I have found iny master^ and I believe I rather like it. This is how if; came about* Geoffrey had asked me three times to marry him, and three times I had said u No,\ in the most decided manner. But that never made the least difference to him. He only laughed and said 1 would know my own fnind better next time. \I suppose,\! said, \you mean to ask me once a quarter?\ \Is that enough?\ * \Too ofte^ a great deal, sir!\ \Well then, we will say once in six months, Miss Olive.\ And then he walked smilingly away, and began some nonsensical talk with father about Doctor Koch and his be^ wildering theories. This last asking was just at the begins ning cf warm Weather, and father, who thought Geoffrey's opinion' infallible, asked him where he would advise us to go for the summer. I had made up my mind to go to Long Branch and I said so,very distinctly; but GeoSrey proposed some out-of-the-way place in the Virginia mountains. Then he painted it in such glowing colors that nothing would satisfy father but a per- sonal investigation. It was all Geoffrey's doing, and I told him so at the Taihvay station. \It is your doing, sir,\ I said, \and I shall remember you for it.\ | \\Thanks, Olive,\ he replied; \there ; is nothing I fear but forgetfulness*\ I wanted to speak unmistakably to him, but the train moved, and I felt that it would be only waste material. At the end of the second day we got to our destination. It was a pretty place: I must acknowledge that. Nature' had done all she could for it, but art and civilization had passed it-by. The men were simply \frights and the women were—well, none too good for the men. The houses were Ipg-cabins, through which daylight peeped and the windbleiv as it listed. But there was, of eoiirsej a big white hotels-there always is. I have no doubt if we had gone to Stanley Falls or Guthrie we should have found a hotel and proprietor—tbe institution is ubi- quitary. We procured rooms, and my trunks were, with some difficulty, got up the hill and the flight of wooden steps into the hall. \I suppose,\ I said, with a resigned look at father, \there is no use in taking j them upstairs. I can have no use for my dresses here?\ \As you like, Olive,\ he replied, in one of his meek and mild ways; \a3 you like, dear; that gray thing you have on looks pretty well, and it does.not show the dirt.\ After this remark,of course,! had^every trunk, bonnet-box and satchel taken up- stairs; and the noise and confusion, and even the occasional bad word their size and weight called forth, were quite grate- ful to me. \It is not my fault,\ 1 explained. \If people will build stairs like corkscrews, 1 am not responsible.\ In this amiable mood we took posses- sion, and I think, if Geoffrey had known what I was thinking about it, as I did tip my hair arid put on my white evening dress, he would have lost a trifle of his self-complacency^M;hat is, if men ever do make a loss of that kind. The first thing that pleased me was the supper. It really was good, particularly the be-' ries and cream,-which are a specialty! with me* 1 \But sir,\ Iinquired, \ate there any I •Christians here besides ourselves?\ j \It is to be hoped so, Olive. I saw a j little church in the valley.\ . i \Pshaw father! I did hot mean i church Christians;-! mean society Chris- tians.\ \Ah they are different, are they? Weil, what do you think of Augusta Penning-ton for a Christian?\ \Augusta Pennington! Is she here?\ I asked, amazed. \No she is not, but her brother lives within two miles, and he has a daugh- ter about the same age as yourself* Mrs. Pcnnihgtoh wrote them we should be here to-day; they will doubtless call in the morning.\ Well* I did not care if thej did, The dresses iii my trunks were sufficient id inspire any woman with 1 fcomfortable as* sHirance 1 ; Thg next ind'rnirig. I mada a beautiful toilet, but fleither Sir; nor Miss Lacelle3 called, just after supper I heard a little stir and bustle onthe stairs, a rippiing iiiuglij the 1 rustle of silken robeSj iiiidj leaning tin her father's afirij Miss Laceiles entered; She was be'aufci- ful; I saw that at a glance; tali and pale and lady-like, reminding you of a fair wilite' lily; We sOon struck up a friendship—a girl's'friendship I niean: Somd one has said that there\ is iid friendship 1 betwe'en thcsexeV find some, one is mistaken s I thirikj for the\ wond holds no safer friend for a woman than au honorable man ; A woman's friead' ship is very likely to be the result of convenie'ncej c'ontigu'ity'j or of being) as my father rather sneeringlf fe'rriar'Kedi \the only Christian within \hail Of eaeh othert\ Mary showed me alf is/it dresses and told me hfli' secrets, and I returned the compliment, inindful of Biirtis's ad- vice to still \keep something to; niysel' I wadna tell to ony.\ Life settled down into an unexciting but Endurable foutinei Mary and I vis- ited each Other 1 and arranged our 1 nest winter's campaign, for I had invited her to pass the cold weather witii me in New York. One day, in the middle of one of these pleasant chats, a servant came in and handed me a card. The name on it roused at once all the antagonism in my nature. It was, \Geoffrey Gardiner.\ Now it so happened that the existence of this gentleman, was the one thing I had kept back iri my confidences witii Mary. So I had now to explain who and what he was. I wanted her to come into the pailor with me; but no. she would go home first and dress; but she prom- ised to be back to tea. I disliked Geoff rey^ yet I was glad to see him. My mental faculties were rust- ing for want of attrition. Father would not quarrel with me, apd Jlaf y was &y Only face card. I could not throw her away* Besides, I rather liked to see his great, handsome flgiife in the room* He was so full of life that he seemed to vitalize even the chairs and stools; they tumbled about and got out of the way in the strangest mannef. I told him about Mary Lacellcs, and warned him that he would lose his heart. He gravely told me he had none to lose. Imagine six feet two inches of man- hood without a heart I We waited lea for Mary, but she did not. come till quite dark, and we had our tea. She said she had been detained by company, But I knew better than that. She was dressed with reference to candle light effect, and would not lose its in- fluence on. her first appearance. I never saw her look so lovely; her rose-colored dress, with its broad shimmering bands of white silk, wonderfully enhanced-her charms. Geoffrey looked delighted^ and she gave him the full benefit of TwtTi her upward and downward glances. When tea was over i I left the room a few minutes, and when I came back, found Geoffrey and Mary sitting opposite each other, with the chess-board be- tween them as an excuse for flirtation. The move ha<3 been so rapid that I was astonished, and a little togry, too; and father did not improve matters by whispering, as 1 passed his chair: \Checkmated^ Olive!\ It was not a pleasant evening for me, and it was the beginning of many un- pleasant ones; \How it came let doctors tell,\ but I began to like Geoffrey just as soon as he began to like Mary. I called up pride to the rescue, but it did not help me much, and I Suffered a good deal in watching Geoffrey's attentions to Mary, and listening to her prattle about him. I thought her supremely silly, and I told' her so. She was astonished at iny petulance, but I don't think she sus- pected the truth. Only father did that, and he looked so: \Serve you fight, miss,\ that I longed for him to be a woman for an hour Or so, that I might talk back to him. One day, after Geoffrey had been a month with us, a riding party was pfor posed to the top of the mountain. Father and I, Geoffrey and Mary—that would be the order, of course; and I was prepared for that; but there is a last straw in every burden, and my last straw was this incident: They were mounted and waiting for me, when Mary dropped her glove. From my window I saw Geoffrey pick it up, put it on the hand laid so confidingly in his, and then kiss it. After that I was not going to ride for King nor Kaiser; I sent a positive refusal to all entreaties, and as soon as they were out of sight indulged in a good refreshing cry. 1 cried myself to sleep, and woke about dusk with a new- born purpose in my heart which com- forted me wonderfully, the key-note of which was: \She stoops to eonquei.\ Yet I did hoi dress again. I knew they were to take tea at Mr. Lacelles's; so I threw my dressing-gown around me, and taking a novel in iny hand, I ordered a cup of strong tea and went into the sitting-room. As I walked in at one door, Geoffrey walked in at the other. \I came to take you to Mr. Lacelles's, Olive,\ he said. \How do you propose doing it, *sir? For unless you bind me hand ani foot, and get a couple of men to tote me there, I really don't think you will succeed.\ \I could carry you myself.\ \Could you? I don't think you would enjoy the journey.\ \Will you dare me to do it?\\ \Not \to-night. I should like to insure my. life first.\ \Olive you have been crying.\ \I have not, sir,\ indignantly. \And if I have, what is that to you?\ reproach- fully. - \ • \A greal deal. Oh, Olive, you teas* ing, \provoking bewitching little mortal! H6w often must I tell you I love you? How often must I ask you to mariy me?\ \It is not six months since the last time, Geoffrey.\ \I c\on't care; it seems like six years. And, oh, Olive, you know that you love me.\ \I do not,\ \You have loved me ever since jou were eight jears old.\ ,.-_ \I have not.'* - . ; ''Now you must take' ifle' fore¥e*01 lejive me forever to-night* j have asked you three times before.\ il Four tiriie's; sir'.\ 1 'Well, four times, then. Odd num- bers are lucky; here is the fifth time\. YOU know what I want, Olive—your promise to b§ miriS< Is it to be? Now of never!\ I suppose every one hai a gfiod angel Mine must have been at his post jusf then, for a strange feeling of humility and gSntleiness came over me. I glanced up at the; haadsdma' facd all aglow with love's diving light j at the eyes full of gracious entreaty; at thd arms half* stretched out to embrace me 1 ; Yet pridd struggled hard with love. I stood up silent and trembling, quite unable to rickndwlgdge myself vanquished, until I saw him turn Sway grieved and sorrow- ful, -Thea I said: \Geoffrey come back; it is now.\ That is the way I said \yes and I have aevef b'e\en sorry f of it* If I live to the age of Methuselah, I shall never be a meek woman; but still I suit Geoffrey* and I take more kindly to his authority than ever I did to paternal rule. Father laughs with sly triumph at Geoffrey's victory, and he sent me as a wedding present a handsome copy of \the Tam- ing'of the Shrew*\—rA« Ledger. Locks OB United States Mail Ponches. \It is a very risky thing nowadays for a mail agent to interfere with the lock on the mail pouches iii his care,\ said Assistant Postmaster Gay lor, as he han- dled a burnished copper lock which lay upon his desk. \This iock makes it practically impossible for any interfer- ence to go undiscovered. Examine this lock, and you will see that each time you turn the key, Ihe register moves up one number. I lock it on the numbet 1234. Now you unlock it. See, the number is now 1235, And you cannot get it back to the first number, do what yoii may. All our locks begin at 1 and stop at 9999, giving them a life of .ser- slve of thirty-three years. When the last number is reached the lock will not work any more unless it is sent back to the factory and 'upset.' This fact was unknown to the route agent who rah be- tweea Altoona and Harrisburg in 1881, when the lock was first adopted by the Government. He had no difficulty in procuring a key to Open the lock, and figured that he could manage to go through, the contents of his pouch, and by the use of a turning table, which he took in the car with him, he could soOh send the numbers flying till he would get back to the number charged against him on leaving the postoffibe at Harrisburg. It was mail lock No* 102, registered out on No. 23. After going through the contents of the pouch and getting a good swug lie placed his lock ip- the lathe and commenced to turn. It didn't take very long to make 9000 revolutions on the lathe, but when the lock refused to go pass 9999 the fellow got frightened and, throwing his booty down on the floor of the caf, he jumped off and took to the woods. This was a warning to others, and we scarcely ever hear of any attempts to tackle this lock. It is the best kind of a protection against so-called honest felloes who don't mind stealing a few hundred if they risk nothing—fel- lows who are iii positions of trust. It simply keeps watch, and if one of the men acts dishonestly ,it just tells on him. That's all. But it tells every tiine and can't be bribed. \—New York World. Books One Never Heard Of. There is no doubt that there are hun- dreds of books in circulation to-day ol which the general iitefary public has never heard books which have sold intc the hundreds of thousands and brought their authors and publishers mints of money. These books are sold by sub- scription and never penetrate into the cities. They are sold to country families, sometimes a hundred in a single small village. Not long ago I came across the list of a subscription publishing house which printed the number of copies sold of the books on their catalogue. The figures were amazing. Of twenty-eight books not one had sold less than §0,00C copies, and several had exceeded 300,- 000. Tet 1 had never heard of one oi the titles to the books. I recall the manuscript of a technical book on ma- chinery being handed in once into a large publishing house. The firm declined it, and it met the same fate at four othei houses. Finally the author sent it to a large subscription house, and they snapped at it. The publishers-who had resected the manuscript laughed. Bui they lived to have the laugh turned OS them, t saw the author's royalty state- ments on that book about a year ago, which showed a total sale of TO^OOC Qppies of that book i& three years l^Neu Tori; Commercial Advertiser. A New Dynamite Gftn. Louis Gathmann, a maker of mill\ma- chinery, exhibited in Chicago, recently, a cannon of his invention, which, he says, is to be tested in the presence Oi United States army officers at Fort Sheri- dan within a fortnight under instruc- tions from War Department officials ai Washington. The weapon is nine and a half feet long, and is designed to be discharged iii rapid succession thousands of times without becoming overheated, throwing shells three feet long, filled with dynamite, nitro-glycefinei of anj other high explosive, a distance Of fiv« miles, the projectile exploding by the concussion when it strikes the object. The chief novel feature is the Use oi liquified carbonic acid gas, delivered au- tomatically along the entire length of the bore at the instant of discharge, not onlj as an absorbent Of the heat generated but as a \cooler\ after the charge has left the gun. By another new device pneumatic pres- sure is produced with the use of powder. Mr* Gathmann claims to have already made satisfactory tests with a small model. Should the invention prove t success, te expects that the existing sys- tems of coast defense particularly would be revolutionized.—afotf and JEj QUEER FISH ¥iOM JAPAN. S* HWBD, DOVBLB TAILED, SCALELfiSS CREATUBES, th&ir Xiong Journey Over Land and Sea^Tii*? Cans Tliey Travel In— Aquarium Fisii. Hundreds of beautiful fish-—gold, silver, yellow, orange, red, black and gfieHr=a^titattang lazily around within their giftsi-iiried prisons. Some of them have journeyed half around the globe to finally find a temporary abidifig place in the store of the New York aquarium dealer, behind whose windows they are displayed. This is what the dealer says of them.' \We are having a big call since we got in this last consignrnggt from Japan. In that country the breeding of queer and handsome fish is brought down to a very fine point. May be it has taken them hundreds of years to do it, but they beat the world in one thing, any- way, aad that's iii the raising of queer fish. Bealew send all the way to Japan to get them. It took over seven weeks for this last lot of outs to reach us. Six weeks of that was the trip by ship across the Pacific to San Francisco. \The living fish, are put up by the Japanese in twelve-gallon tin cans. They look something like small editions of the ordinary American milk can. In each 100 fish are placed, with water enough to almost, but not entirely, fill the can. The cans are now inserted in wicker baskets filled with straw, and in tbe top of each are punched a number of small holes to admit air. On the trip across the Pacific the water is occasionally changed by the steward, but on the journey by rail across the continent the shaking the cans receive when going around curves and over steep grades keeps the water plenty fresh enough. In. fact, though you may not know it, fish can be kept alive almost indefinitely in an aquarium, without changing the •water, by your simply taking care to occasionally shake up the water by run- ning your hand through it quickly from side to side. The movement makes the Water fresh again, some of the outside air getting into it. \In the lot just received there are 300 Chinese carp. They are little fellows, 6t a silvery green color, iridescent in certain lights. None of them is a year old yet, and in size they run from two to six inches. They are much more beautiful than the German carp, which are already well-known in this country. Unlike the German fish, which have nearly straight stomachs, the bread bas- kets Of tho Japanese fish project down- ward considerably. In fact,. they have well-marked 'bay windows.' They\ are thus Very plump looking. \Their tails and fins are extrordinarily long and iririge-lifce. -Many have fan tails, or double tails joined at the top. In some cases such a fan tail splits apart as the fish grows older, with the result that the fish gets two separate tails in- stead of one. This overplus of tails, however, seems to cause no inconveni- ence. The little carp apparently propels himself along just as happily with two tails as he might with one. \We have also received 300 Japanese scaleless fish. Iu color they are much like gold-fish, but are absolutely desti- tute of scalesi Through their bodies are symmetrically marked and apparently glisten with scales, if you catch one you will find it as soft and mushy as a polly- wog. There are no scales, only skin and so thin is it that you can easily see through it and pick out with the naked eye the heart and other internal organs. The scaleless fish occur with fan tails, and exhibit the beautiful, long fringe- like fins so characteristic of Japanese fish* The Chinese carp and scaleless fish are the most interesting, of course, but I mustn't forget several hundred gorge- ous-tailed Japanese gold and silver fish just come to hand. They are handsome in form and of fer brighter colors than the ordinary goldfish, bred in America. \They have beautiful double tails and long, delicate, fins like the Chinese carp and scaleless fish, and also are plump, with stomachs of aldermanie tenclencies. Their colors are exceedingly brilliant. Though m Japan they are bred in varieties •containing shades of blue and green, we have only received combinations of red, yellow, silver aiidback. Hotels, restau- rants and other public places where aquariums are often placed find the Japanese fish, with their brighter colors and curious forms, far more artistic than the ordinary American gold and silver fish. \Private keepers of aquariums,too, like them. The prices for aquarium fish show great variety, running for single specimens all the way from five cents up to more than $1. For the scaleless fish and the Chinese carp we charge. §1 each. Fine examples of the gorgeous tailed Japanese gold and silver fish bring us ia the same price. Ordinary American gold- ish are worth ten cents each, while other Atnerican fish, such as sticklebacks— Trhich, by the way, can be made to breed and build nests in the aquariums—sun- fish, rockfish, etc., are sold at from fiye to-ten cents each. Pollywogs fetch a nickel each. Sometimes we have small alligators in stock. They run in price according to size. We ask §3 for one 1-i- feet long, while one 2% feet long we sell for $5.\— New York Sun. THE MAN OF OUR TOWN, j t There was a man in our town Who would not advertise, And so, with me, you'll all agree He was not extra wise. But when he found hi* cash decrease With all his might and main , He set to work to figure up, .%. And make an increase plain. -\ Says he, \My cash must; not decrea*«. j It paineth me fall sore; ~~ 1 For lo, instead of getting less, : It should be getting more. Experience has taught me this: The man who would be wise Should advertise by night and day, And I will advertise:-\ And soon this man of our town ' '• Began to advertise; And so, with me, you'll all agrea That he was very wise; And lo! the gold poured swiftly in. It overflowed the till; Since that time he has advertised— . Is advertising still. I — Montreal Witness. : HUMOR OF THE DAY. A Movable Boulder. There has been discovered about ialf a mile west of the \Bargytown Ledges\ a twirling stone of about five tons weight. It has always been regarded as a boulder, and from the way it is poised on the rock fceneatli it no one could see why it should not rock. Hundreds have tried , to rock it in vain, and the surprise of ' the man who first felt it move under pressure may be imagined. It moves j hard, of course, but it moves, the finder j informs us, round as if it was placed upon a pivot. It has been carefully examined, \ and, while it looks like a boulder, sev- j era! allege that it must be a ceremonial stone set there by some prehistoric race. This rock is creating great interest among the boulder hunters of Eastern Coimecticut.—jygnwA {Conn.) Bulletin, . i Hard to beat—Your way. , I Manual labor—Compiling a textbook. ' Kinging words—\Will you marry me?\ A friend indeed—tthe old-fashioned Quaker. The cup that cheers not inebriates- Hiccough. . The absence of soft water is no excuse for drinking hard.— Texas Siftings. Is the man who is always on the fence opposed to barbed wire?— Sam's Horn. Everyone who goes up the Pike's Peak Railway travels incog.— -St. Joseph News. Woman—\Can't you find anything, to do?\ Hungry Higgins—\NotMn' 'cept work.\— Indianapolis Journal. Lithographer—\What color will you have- your bill heads?\ Merchant— \Dun color.\— Buffalo Express. \That man has a wonderful memory.\ \How does he show it?\ \He never leaves his rubbers in a restaurant.\ ^ \It's all very well to talk of writing, for posterity,\ sighed the poet; \but posterity isn't editing any magazines.\ The Boston maid refused his han3 Because he knocked, and she Inquired, \Who is knocking?\ and He answered, \It is me.\ — Judge, Belle—\Now isn't that too bad I I de- clare, it's enough to provoke a saint 1\ Nell (maliciously)—\How do you know?\— Somensille Journal. \Bid the grocers make anything on sugar?\ asked Lamlrin. \Yes said Broker Margin, \those who had any sand did.' ? — Boston Commercial Bvlletin. \To what do you attribute your longevity?\ asked the investigator of a centenarian. \To the fact that I never died,\ was the conclusive reply.— Bazar. Husband (during a spat)—\You had better shut your mouth; the fool-killer is around.\ Wife—\I don't care; you've got your life insured.\— Men's Outfitter. 1 rather like to break a bill— I'ai generous, you see. But oh! I take it very ill When'er a bill breaks me. — Chicago News. There is an antidote to every poison, excepting the poison of malicious gos- sip. The only remedy against that is to poison the gossiper.— SomemiUe Jour- nal. Miss A.—-\Who is that dignified gen- tleman we just passed?\ Mr. B.—\One of the profs.\ Miss A.—\What made you cut him?\ Mr. B.—\Force of habit.\— Tale Record. Garrulous Stranger on a Train—\My wife's name was Wood. What was yours?\ Crusty Old Bachelor—\I guess mine's name was 'wouldn't.' I didn't get her.\— Washington Star. Bridget—\Is it the feller she's tryin' to make think she's rich that's iu the parlor?\ Thomas— l: Naw, it's the fel- ler she's tryiu' to make think she's young.\— Munsey's Weekly. \We live in penitential zeal Our whole lives .tbxoagh,\ exclaimed the seal, . \For in our covering of hair A sort of sacque-cloth do we wear.\ — Washington Post. Peddler—\Do buy these eyeglasses, sir! They're as strong as iron and you can't break them. Why, I've been thrown to-day out of three houses, and not a single glass was smashed.\— Fliegende Blaetter. A vegetarian chassd by a bull Escaped; then tans enraged, to him did say: !l Is this your gratitude, you great big fool? From this on Til eat beef three times a day!\ ' — Judge. Aunt Rachel—\Yes I like him well enough, Jerusha; but how did you ever happen to marry a man a head shorter than you are?\ Niece—\I had to choose, auntie, between a little man with a big salary and a big man with a little salary.\— Chicago Tribune. The rose and lily, side by side, Were in a bouquet pent; \Ah!\ the rose exclaimed, \yGur fair to see;\ And the lily said, \O£ course—teehee! But you cannot borrow aught from me, For I liavsn'tgot a scent.\ — Pick Me Up. The following is an excellent lesson in physiology, in which some of your read- ers and the Jackson Township scholars might \be interested. The question asked by the teacher was: \In what part of the body is the liver?\' and she was a good deal surprised when the tall boy replied: \Souih of the lungs. : ' Myerstown (Penn.) Enterprise. Proprietor of Livery Stable—' 'Eleven carriages at six o'clock in the morning? What in the world do you want of so many?\ Mr. Billus (in a tremendous rage)—\Just got a telegram from Mrs. Billus. She's on her way home from a trip east. She says, 'Meet me at depot at six o'clock in the morning.' There are eleven depots liere. Mrs. Billus shall be met with a carriage at six o'clock to-morrow morning, h~ jocks, if it costs a house and lobV'^C/'iicago 'Iri- lune. \v-l\ ' - *
